Short-term Spinal Cord stimulation with Different Stimulation Modes for Herpetic Neuralgia- A Prospective, Multicenter Clinical Trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2400085065

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2024-05-30

Start date

2024-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-03

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Conditions

Herpetic Neuralgia

Interventions

BurstDR Group:BurstDR stimulation mode (current not exceeding 0.5mA, on/off for 30s)

Tonic Group:Tonic stimulation mode

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Men or women aged = 18 years with a history of herpes zoster = 120 days; 2. Involving spinal nerves (neck/chest/waist/sacral nerves); 3. The score on the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS 11) is = 5; 4. Voluntarily sign an informed consent form; 5. The painful area is the trunk or limbs.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Refuse to participate in this trail; 2.Patients unsuitable for spinal cord stimulation according to the guidelines of the International Association for Pain Research (IASP); 3.Coagulation dysfunction or the use of anticoagulants; 4.Unable to complete self-evaluation questionnaires; 5.Psychological condition of patients may confuse the results of this study; 6.Systemic or local infections that researchers believe may pose a risk

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Numeric Rating Scale;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pain Catastrophe Scale;Insomnia Severity Index;Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale;Patient Global Impression of Change;Application of analgesic drugs;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactTao Song

Department of Pain Medicine, The First Hospital of China Medical University

songtaocmu@163.com+86 158 4059 9900

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026